Ice drug hits market and raises harm concerns
An expert told narcotics officers that a potent form of meth called ice is entering markets, notably in Hawaii, with 90 percent purity and ice-like appearance. In Dallas and Lampasas, cases involve a youth’s adult-prison transfer and a train-related death ambiguity, while prosecutors question juvenile status and upcoming trials.
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San Antonio
Hawaii
Bruce Tillman
Department of Public Safety
Dallas
Luan van Hoang
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Luan
Huntsville
Lew Sterrett Justice Ae
Catholic Church
California
Train strike death details from Morris statement
The Associated Press quoted Morris noting the time of the incident when they were hit by the train. Pathologists found no evidence of foul play, Morris added.
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Morris
Guards in Dallas nightclub shooting investigated
Police arrested two security guards after a patron was shot dead at El Jardin Club and released them for further inquiry. Detectives await autopsy results to identify which guard fired at David Vasquez, 25, as he drove from the parking lot early Sunday.
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Dallas
Virgil Sparks
David Vasquez
Vasquez
el Jardin Club
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Fetal surgery survivor to campaign for awareness
A Texas mother, Teri Alexander, 30, of Burleson, plans to campaign for broader awareness of experimental fetal surgery after her daughter Faith Nicole Alexander, born 24 weeks premature, survived the procedure. Faith, born Aug. 5 in Fort Worth, was the third infant to survive the operation at UC Medical Center in San Francisco, while six others died.
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Dallas
Texas
Teri Alexander
Burleson
Restaurant owner Polo Cardenas dies in El Paso
El Paso mourns Polo Cardenas owner of Polo's Place a downtown beer and burger hub for over four decades He attracted a diverse crowd from laborers to local celebrities Former County Judge Pat O'Rourke called the venue a throwback to 1910s era life Born 1908 in Santa Barbara Chihuahua Cardenas moved to El Paso with family about 1913 per son Alfonso Cardenas
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EL Paso
Apolonio
Polo’’ Cardenas
Polo's
Pat O'Rourke
Polo
O’ Rourke
Cardenas
Santa Barbara
Chihuahua
Alfonso Cardenas
Waste dump trial opens in El Paso Hudspeth clash
El Paso County files a three year suit over Texas plans for a low level nuclear waste dump in Hudspeth County. The trial starts Thursday before Judge William Moody with top geologists expected. Texas aims to store waste from plants hospitals and universities in concrete containers. The core dispute centers on the safety of storing radioactive waste in Hudspeth County.
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EL Paso
Hudspeth
Texas
Rick Jacobi
34Th District
William Moody
Fort Hancock
Labor Day Traffic Toll Falls Short Of Forecast
The Texas Department of Public Safety reports 33 deaths on roadways over the 78 hour Labor Day weekend, below the 40 fatality projection. DPS spokesman David Wells credits cautious motorists and abstention from drinking and driving for the lower toll, noting more drivers obeyed laws. Last year’s Labor Day weekend saw 52 traffic deaths.
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Texas
Statent of Public Safety
DPS
David Wells
First day at Cameron district as 204 students start new year
Students, many in grades two through five, begin the new school year while kindergarten and first grade enrollment dips slightly. Superintendent Buinger notes the district will alleviate crowding by moving teachers between schools rather than transferring students. Children waited in the gym with new backpacks awaiting teachers.
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Cameron
Marcy Garza
Raul
Mary Garza
Kara Wilson
Mary B. Wilson
Lilyquist Transitions From Minnesota To Odessa Sixth Grade Post
Concordia College graduate Lilyquist left Moorhead Minnesota for Odessa after choosing education over business. She planned for years to teach and now guides 24 students in social studies while adjusting to district in-service conferences and daily tasks like attendance and discipline records.
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Concordia College
Moorhead
Minn
Lilyquist
Clark
Odessa
Minnesota
Yes
Se Gehan Case
Ithout
State to revamp prison dog training after safety concerns
Huntsville officials paused inmate exposure to tracking dogs used as bait until improved safety gear is provided. Allan Polunsky, chairman of a prison board subcommittee, cited neck and face bite risks and urged confidence in a sound procedure, noting lack of headgear as the main drawback. Mamie Proctor and James Eller reviewed the plan.
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Huntsville
Allan Polunsky
Special Prison Board
Polunsky
Polansky
State Board of Criminal Justice
Mamie Proctor
James Eller
Teens face sex education gaps amid puberty and mixed messages
AIM High director Danella Cockrell notes teens hit puberty early, increasing sexual activity and a two year education gap with seventh and tenth grade sex ed. Fregia urges parental responsibility, while San Fregia argues schools must fill the void with clear abstinence messaging to avoid confusing teens.
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Danella Cockrell
AIM High
Per Cockrell
Crude oil price rise tied to diplomatic failure says broker
Harold Harkrider of Eppler Guerin & Turner notes oil prices surged as diplomacy faltered. He cites U N efforts and Javier Perez de Cuellar as failing to calm the Gulf crisis, with analysts warning prices could stay high into year end. RRC plans a 90 day emergency Texas oil production boost of 20 000 barrels daily, primarily from horizontal wells in the Chalk formation.
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Harold Harkrider
Odessa
Eppler Guerin & Turner Inc
U.N
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Ian Gulf
Mabon oCge
I N
Perez de Coatles
Jay Harkrider
United States
Harkrider
Kerriderridge
Baker Hughes
Idge
Texas
Hance
Jene
Deaths fill Texas towns with services and veteran tributes
Alpine grave services for Charles Teague 67 a lifelong Alpine resident and Navy World War II veteran. Monahans honors Richard Boett 41 with burial at Monahans Cemetery after a short illness. Midland and Llano also report services for Ethel May A.M. Councilman and James Smart, with multiple survivors and hospital deaths noted.
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Alpine
Charles Teague
Elm Grove
Glen Edwards
Teague
Alpine. Org
Alan
Alice Rushing
Odessa
Dorothy
Austin
Ella Teague
Katherine Woodward
Midland
Alvis Teague
Sweetwater
Ernest Teague
Fort Davis
Geeslin Funeral Home
Monahans
Richard Boett
Southside Baptist Church
Gene Stevens
Councilman
Llano
Easterling Funeral Home
Glen Harlan
St. Mary's of the Plains Hospital
Lubbock
Baltimore
Juanita Ray Davis
Childress
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Lee Matthews
West Texas
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Iaaf
Easino
Kuwait
Commission
RRC
Kent Hance
Ethel May
Ethel K. May
First United Methodist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
May
Tyler
Greenville
Ala
Midland County
First United Methodist Church of
Friendly Builders
Midland Volunteer Auxiliary
Big Spring State Star
Midland Lion Tamers Club
Golden Agers
Sylvia Green
Miles
Townzen
Great Ellis Funeral Home
A.M. Councilman
Sharon Mae Journeay
Brady
Alice Rae Ball
Rose Carter
American Heart Association
American Cancer Society
James Smart
James Eldon Smart
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Don Atchley
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Mr. Smart
Medical Center Hospital
Okolona
Ark
Ann Wardlaw
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Masonic Lodge
Chris Smart
Larry Smart
Beverly Ann Monroe
Irving
Clemmie Clark
Joe Smart
Bill Smart
Gurdon
Jerry Smart
Nevada
Judy Sligh
Mablleton and
Rose
Ore
Sixildren
Merlene Pride
Martinez Funeral Home
Midland Memorial Hospi
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